The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-09-23

g.. G. Green, Of Woodbury., has headed the
subscription tor a new Methodist Episcopal
church in that town with 5000.
The Atlantic city milk case of Geo. Abbott,
Jr, was heard by Judge Reed, at Mays
Landing, on Monday, and the decision reserv-
ed until the next term of Court.
Martin Anderson, of Bridgeton, had a stove
made prior to the year 1870. in the Centennial
parade in Philadelphia last week. 1t was for
years in the old Presbyterian chapel in
Bridgeton.
James Patterson. OF Bridgeton, is suffering
from blood poisoning, contracted by wearing
Il pair of highiy-eolored stockings. He has
been afflicted now over six weeks and is in a
very bad condition.
The choir of the Bethany Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Camden, has been secured by the
Prohibition County Committee TO sing at its
campaign meetings, and appeared saturday
night at Il rally held at Mount Ephr1im.
Judge Alfred Reed has requested Edmund
h.. Leaning. of Camden, TO act as Prosecutor
at the next term Of the Cape May Courts which
viii begin next Tuesday, owing to the eontin-
we'd absence of Prosecutor j Jonas Miller.
Edward 5. Reed, of Atlantic City, has been
appointed Receiver for the iron pier at that
pittfs NHlcH ONts Dloop- ut D1hAtd ildtbl-
edness of the company is $4,000, the paid-up
capital sl2,00o and the value of the property
$4,000.
Ex-senator Isaac T. Nichols, of Bridgeton,
declares that he is not a candidate for the Re
publican Assembly nomination this year, but
that he will contest vigorously for the Con-
gressional nomination next year against all
corners.
The thick foggy weather Of the last few days
has caused II fresh outbreak of the spinal
meningitis among the horses of Cape May
county, ana eighteen new cases are reported
there. There have been five deaths since sun
day.
The farmers Of Cape May county are cora-
planning loudly of the invasion of hunters who
are running down the birds and making life
miserable for them. It is 4 yearly occurrence,
and the farmers dread the eunners almost as
much as the people Of Kansas dread n cyclone.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Cam
den Comfy Frceholders last week 1t was de
eided to take the feeding of the county prison
els from the Sheriff and elect n Jail warden, an
offer having been made 10 feed the prisoners
at a cost of twelve cents a day. The sheriff
now receives thirty cents per day
The train for Haddonfield from Philadel-
phia. on the Camden and Atlantic Railroad,
| Wednesday afternoon, at Kaishn avenue,
| struck a beer wagon belonging 10 Charles
Bloomer, of Philadelphia, and killed Rupert
staple, six years old, and fatally injured Henry
Hart, seven years old. The boys We're riding
with the driver, Gotlieb KraiI. who was badly
injured.
The supreme Court of thi State, in its opin-
ion in the ol-eomargarine case OF Carter against
the Camden District Court, holds that in a
suit to recover penalty for alleged violations
Of the state law in this respect, The right to
trial by jury does not exist. The court holds
| that the provision in the State Constitution
relating to trial by jury preserved the right in
cases where it existed at the time OF the adop
ton Of the Constitution, but does not extend
TO eases in which the right did not exist pre-
viously.